Reverend Peabody Comes to Tombstone

In Tombstone in early 1882, the Reverend Endicott Peabody, a recent arrival from Boston preached a sermon titled The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Cattle A cowboy who happened to be a well-known cattle thief took umbrage at the newcomer’s remarks and threatened to "tar and feather" the new preacher. Peabody, an accomplished boxer, suggested if they were going to make a fight of it they should build a boxing ring and charge admission, the money going to the local